2011 European Athletics U23 Championships – Women's 1500 metres

The Women's 1500 metres event at the 2011 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Ostrava, Czech Republic, at Městský stadion on 16 and 17 July.[1][2][3]

Medalists

Gold	Tuğba Karakaya  Turkey
Silver	Corinna Harrer  Germany
Bronze	Katarzyna Broniatowska  Poland

Results

Final

17 July 2011 / 16:00

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Tuğba Karakaya	Turkey	4:20.80
	Corinna Harrer	Germany	4:21.52
	Katarzyna Broniatowska	Poland	4:22.06
4	Danuta Urbanik	Poland	4:22.37
5	Diana Sujew	Germany	4:22.89
6	Stacey Smith	United Kingdom	4:23.53
7	Elina Sujew	Germany	4:23.88
8	Lindsey De Grande	Belgium	4:25.24
9	Sara Treacy	Ireland	4:25.97
10	Daniela Cunha	Portugal	4:27.89
11	Viktoriya Pohoryelska	Ukraine	4:28.40
	Elena Arzhakova	Russia	DQ	R 32.2.a Doping^†

^†: Elena Arzhakova ranked initially 1st (4:20.55), but was disqualified later for infringement of IAAF doping rules.

Intermediate times:
400m: 1:15.07 Daniela Cunha  Portugal
800m: 2:31.51 Daniela Cunha  Portugal
1200m: 3:38.42 Elena Arzhakova  Russia

Heats

Qualified: First 4 in each heat (Q) and 4 best performers (q) advance to the Final

Summary

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Tuğba Karakaya	Turkey	4:08.63	Q PB
	Elena Arzhakova	Russia	DQ	Q R 32.2.a^† Doping
2	Corinna Harrer	Germany	4:08.94	Q PB
3	Danuta Urbanik	Poland	4:09.04	Q PB
4	Diana Sujew	Germany	4:09.13	q PB
5	Elina Sujew	Germany	4:14.85	Q
6	Katarzyna Broniatowska	Poland	4:14.89	Q
7	Stacey Smith	United Kingdom	4:15.05	Q
8	Lindsey De Grande	Belgium	4:15.40	Q
9	Viktoriya Pohoryelska	Ukraine	4:16.17	q
10	Sara Treacy	Ireland	4:16.32	q PB
11	Daniela Cunha	Portugal	4:17.71	q PB
12	Agata Strausa	Latvia	4:18.05	SB
13	Sofia Öberg	Sweden	4:19.04
14	Solange Andreia Pereira	Spain	4:19.72	PB
15	Mary Alenbratt	Sweden	4:20.43	PB
16	Federica Soldani	Italy	4:20.48	PB
17	Jennifer Wenth	Austria	4:21.25
18	Florina Pierdevară	Romania	4:21.30	PB
19	Giulia Viola	Italy	4:23.80

^†: Elena Arzhakova initially reached the final (4:08.77), but was disqualified later for infringement of IAAF doping rules.

Details

Heat 1

16 July 2011 / 10:05

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Tuğba Karakaya	Turkey	4:08.63	Q PB
	Elena Arzhakova	Russia	DQ	Q R 32.2.a^† Doping
2	Corinna Harrer	Germany	4:08.94	Q PB
3	Danuta Urbanik	Poland	4:09.04	Q PB
4	Diana Sujew	Germany	4:09.13	q PB
5	Viktoriya Pohoryelska	Ukraine	4:16.17	q
6	Sara Treacy	Ireland	4:16.32	q PB
7	Agata Strausa	Latvia	4:18.05	SB
8	Mary Alenbratt	Sweden	4:20.43	PB
9	Federica Soldani	Italy	4:20.48	PB

^†: Elena Arzhakova initially reached the final (4:08.77), but was disqualified later for infringement of IAAF doping rules.

Intermediate times:
400m: 1:05.44 Diana Sujew  Germany
800m: 2:13.94 Elena Arzhakova  Russia
1200m: 3:21.99 Elena Arzhakova  Russia

Heat 2

16 July 2011 / 10:15

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Elina Sujew	Germany	4:14.85	Q
2	Katarzyna Broniatowska	Poland	4:14.89	Q
3	Stacey Smith	United Kingdom	4:15.05	Q
4	Lindsey De Grande	Belgium	4:15.40	Q
5	Daniela Cunha	Portugal	4:17.71	q PB
6	Sofia Öberg	Sweden	4:19.04
7	Solange Andreia Pereira	Spain	4:19.72	PB
8	Jennifer Wenth	Austria	4:21.25
9	Florina Pierdevară	Romania	4:21.30	PB
10	Giulia Viola	Italy	4:23.80

Intermediate times:
400m: 1:10.20 Jennifer Wenth  Austria
800m: 2:20.67 Jennifer Wenth  Austria
1200m: 3:27.34 Elina Sujew  Germany

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 20 athletes from 15 countries participated in the event.

•  Austria (1)
•  Belgium (1)
•  Germany (3)
•  Ireland (1)
•  Italy (2)
•  Latvia (1)
•  Poland (2)
•  Portugal (1)
•  Romania (1)
•  Russia (1)
•  Spain (1)
•  Sweden (2)
•  Turkey (1)
•  Ukraine (1)
•  United Kingdom (1)

References

1. 8th European Athletics U23 Championships - Ostrava CZE 14–17 July, European Athletics Association, retrieved 19 April 2015
2. European Athletics U23 Championships - Ostrava (CZE) - 14 - 17 July 2011 - Results - Day 3 (PDF), European Athletics Association, archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-04-27, retrieved 19 April 2015
3. European Athletics U23 Championships - Ostrava (CZE) - 14 - 17 July 2011 - Results - Day 4 (PDF), European Athletics Association, retrieved 19 April 2015